Tim Cowen

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Tim Cowen
Tim Cowen Road America 2015.jpg
Cowen at Road America in 2015
Born (1958-08-18) August 18, 1958 (age 65)
Loudonville, Ohio
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
7 races run over 6 years
2018 position71st
Best finish60th (2017)
First race 2014 Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 (Mid-Ohio)
Last race 2018 Rock N Roll Tequila 170 (Mid-Ohio)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
4 races run over 2 years
2008 position61st
Best finish61st (2008)
First race 2007 City of Mansfield 250 (Mansfield)
Last race 2008 O'Reilly 250 (Memphis)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of November 17, 2018.

Tim Cowen (born August 18, 1958) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang for MBM Motorsports.

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Early life

Cowen was born in Loudonville, Ohio and grew up in Perrysville. Sports were prominent in his life and he was initially interested in football before switching to racing. [1]

Racing career

NASCAR Xfinity Series

2015 car at Road America 13 Tim Cowen 2015 Road America.jpg
2015 car at Road America
2017 car at Road America 40 Tim Cowen 2017 Johnsonville 180.jpg
2017 car at Road America

Cowen began racing in the Xfinity Series in 2014 at Mid-Ohio, where he drove the No. 86 Ford. He started 30th and finished 18th. [2]

In 2015, Cowen drove the No. 13 Ford in the Mid-Ohio and Road America races. He finished 30th at Ohio and 25th at Road America.

In 2016, Cowen ran the Mid-Ohio race in the No. 13 Ford, but a crash took him out of the race, leading to a 37th-place finish. [3]

In 2017, Cowen would again run the Mid-Ohio and Road America races. At Mid-Ohio, he drove the No. 40 Ford and finished 20th. At Road America, he drove the No. 40 Dodge and finished 36th due to a crash.

In 2018, Cowen drove the No. 66 Ford Mustang for MBM Motorsports and finished 26th at Mid-Ohio. [4] [5]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Cowen made his Truck Series debut in 2007, driving the No. 42 Ford F-150 for his own team, Cowen Racing. He planned to run the two races at Martinsville and the Mansfield race, but only successfully qualified for and ran the latter.

Cowen returned to the Truck Series in 2008, running three races (Martinsville, Mansfield, and Memphis) for his team.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2014 Deware Racing Group 86 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH
18		 BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 63rd26 [6]
2015 MBM Motorsports 13 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH
30		 BRI ROA
25		 DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 61st33 [7]
2016 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH
37		 BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 81st4 [8]
2017 40 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT DOV POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH
20		 BRI 60th18 [9]
Dodge ROA
36		 DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM
2018 66 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH
26		 BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 71st11 [10]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCTCPtsRef
2007 Cowen Racing 42 Ford DAY CAL ATL MAR
DNQ		 KAN CLT MFD
30		 DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR
DNQ		 ATL TEX PHO HOM 97th73 [11]
2008 DAY CAL ATL MAR
33		 KAN CLT MFD
36		 DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM
28		 KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 61st198 [12]

Camping World East Series

NASCAR Camping World East Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213NCWESCPtsRef
2006 Cowen Racing 75 Ford GRE STA HOL TMP LER
15		 NHA ADI
21		 WFD
18		 NHA
29		 DOV LRP 30th403 [13]
2007 GRE
DNQ		 ELK IOW SBO STA NHA TMP NSH
DNQ		 ADI LRP MFD
27		 NHA DOV 60th129 [14]
2008 GRE IOW SBO GLN
9		 NHA TMP NSH ADI LRP
16		 MFD
17		 NHA DOV STA 34th369 [15]
2009 GRE TRI IOW SBO GLN NHA TMP ADI LRP
22		 NHA DOV NA– [16]

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021ARSCPtsRef
2010 Cowen Racing 80 Ford DAY PBE
9		 SLM TEX TAL TOL
17		 POC MCH IOW MFD
15		 POC BLN NJE
22		 ISF CHI DSF TOL SLM KAN CAR 41st605 [17]
2011 83 DAY TAL SLM TOL
17		 NJE
12		 CHI POC MCH WIN BLN IOW IRP
DNQ		 POC ISF MAD DSF SLM KAN TOL
28		57th430 [18]
2012 DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL
19		 ELK POC MCH WIN NJE
20		 IOW CHI IRP POC BLN ISF MAD SLM DSF KAN 75th265 [19]
2013 DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH ROA WIN CHI NJE
20		 POC BLN ISF MAD DSF IOW SLM KEN KAN 125th130 [20]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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References

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  2. ↑ "Ashland's Tim Cowen set to race in the NASCAR Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio". August 16, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ Casey, Connor (August 13, 2016). "Ohio drivers nab top spots at Mid-Ohio Challenge" . Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ Kristl, Mark (August 15, 2018). "NASCAR Xfinity Series: Tim Cowen talks Mid-Ohio race in interview" . Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  5. ↑ Bedgood, Summer (August 7, 2018). "Summer's Five Things: What You Need To Know For August 8, 2018" . Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Tim Cowen – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Tim Cowen – 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Tim Cowen – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Tim Cowen – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Tim Cowen – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Tim Cowen – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Tim Cowen – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Tim Cowen – 2006 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Tim Cowen – 2007 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Tim Cowen – 2008 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Tim Cowen – 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Tim Cowen – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Tim Cowen – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Tim Cowen – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Tim Cowen – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
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